Introduction to Quantifiers
Quantifiers on the LSAT are words like "some," "no," "none," "few," "many," "most," "the majority," and "all."
When you see these words they will often be describing how many members of some group have a given characteristic. You'll often be tested on what conclusions can or can't be made about the makeup of those groups.
Assigning Numerical Values to Quantifiers
Within the context of the LSAT, we can assign numerical values to quantifiers to make it easier to evaluate logic in the questions. Consider the following:
- None = Zero
- Some = At least 1
- Most = More than 50%
- All = 100%
These are the most common quantifiers you'll see on the LSAT, and they indicate the most common thresholds you'll need to know/evaluate (0, >0, >50%, 100%). Here are some other quantifiers to be aware of, and how to think about them in the context of LSAT world:
- Many = At least 1 (In actual English, many generally means more than "some." But on the LSAT, treat it the same way. The test won't ask you about something as numerically vague as the difference between "some" and "many," so just treat many as at least 1.)
- Few = At least 1
- The Majority = >50%
- No = 0
- Any = 100%
//probably scratch everything below and use real questions//
Overlapping Groups
Consider the following:
"All runners wear sneakers. Some runners wear nikes"
We can conclude that some jacked people take steroids!
How about this:
"All bodybuilders are jacked. Most bodybuilders love kittens."
We can conclude that